Source: DailyDOCUMERICAThis photo is from DailyDOCUMENTERICA [http://dailydocumerica.tumblr.com/], a Tumblr that aggregates vintage 70’s photos from the Environmental Protection Agency. It was taken May of 1973 by Arthur Tress. I think this car may still be there.
4 ave
Source: Karelj via Wikimedia CommonsThe intersection at Fourth Avenue and 86th Street has been approved for a large reconfiguration project to aid in safer driving and pedestrian access. Community Board 10 says that area is high with driver and pedestrian accidents, according to CB10 District Manager Josephine Beckmann. After months
chuck szuberla
Source: Anthony22/Wikimedia CommonsFor many athletes or parents of athletes, a concussion is considered a serious injury. It wasn’t until now, however, that public schools had a set of guidelines on how to deal with a student who may have suffered a concussion. The Concussion Management Awareness Act is
Click here to enlargeCompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We publish the week’s statistics for the 62nd Precinct reports every Friday. The 62nd Precinct is the police command responsible for Bensonhurst and Bath Beach.
30 precinct
After police at the 30 Precinct at 451 West 151st Street made a poster labeling Occupy activists, Christina Gonzalez and Matthew Swaye [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/uptown/nypd-brands-occupy-wall-street-couple-professional-agitators-plaster-photos-flyers-article-1.1106746] , as “professional agitators” because they shot and posted videos documenting NYPD stop-and-frisks, Congressman Nadler issued the following statement: > I
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after school care
Councilman Vincent Gentile Writes: > Even during these tough economic times, this was a banner year for our great city. My colleagues and I came to a $68.5 billion balanced budget deal five days before the deadline. The budget, which will go into effect on July 1, comes without
Brooklyn Cyclones
Source: Wally Gobetz via Wikimedia CommonsThe Brooklyn chapter of the Dream Factory [/sheepshead-native-launches-dream-factory-granting-chronically-ill-children-a-dream-experience/] organization has teamed up with the Brooklyn Cyclones in order to raise funds for the next dream they will grant for a child diagnosed with critical or chronic illness. The Cyclones face off against the Jammers of
fireworks bensonhurst
Source: Kabir Bakie via Wikimedia CommonsTomorrow evening will be the 36th annual Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks show. This year, Forty-thousand fireworks will light up the night sky over the Hudson River. While this location is great for New Jersey residents, it’s not too great for Brooklynites. Remember
adventurous foods
“Star on Bizarre” Winners Daniel Bjork and daughter Elizabeth, Tenecia Fullilove and Arthur Zak with Men’s Health Magazine’s Food and Nutrition Editor Adina Steiman and Andrew Zimmern“Bizarre Foods” [http://www.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/bizarre-foods] with Andrew Zimmern marks its sixth season and 100 episode with the premier
8 bridges hudson river swim
Source: Slitterfin via Wikimedia CommonsOpen-water long distance swim races have become popular throughout New York. Yesterday, a group of open-water swimmers concluded the last leg of a 120 mile multi-stage race in the Hudson River. The “8 Bridges Hudson River Swim is the world’s longest open-water race. It runs
Bayonne Bridge
Source: davidpb145 via FlickrRecently, Governor Andrew Cuomo gave Staten Island E-Z Pass holders a discount on the Goethels Bridge, Bayonne Bridge, and Outerbridge Crossing. Local politicians like Vincent Gentile and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis responded by asking the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, “What about Brooklyn?” Today, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis is